The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-03-12
Stick TO Facts.
Morehouse Sentinel.

Morehouse Sentinel.
In reply to some very pertinen
questions of the Lake Charles Echo
an ably edited paper of Southern
Louisiana, the fresh editor of the Min
den Democrat Tribune, makes the fol
lowing violent, and unjust attack upor
Gov. McEnery.
"Gov. MeEnery has been a success
in fostering the Lottery Company il
face of the promises made by tht
Democratic party. He was success
full in passing an amendment to in,
crease the interest on the State debt
which was carried by fraud, costing the
taxpayers of the State an additional
sum of 100000 per year. He has
been eminently successful in dividing
the Democracy of the State and caus-
ing the mass of Democrats to become
dlsgusted with their party. He has
been successful in keeping such men
as Strong in Office"
The only excuse an honest man
could offer for uttering or writing such
unfounded charges as these, would be
gross ignorance.
Not single accusation made by
our Minden contemporary can be sup
ported by the fact. As to the first
charge, we thought that even so OBJ
tuce an individual as the editor of
D.-T. knew that the Louisiana Lot
terry Company was created by law,
during Radical rule. endorsed BY the
Constitutional Convention of 1879, and
ratified by vote of the people, while
Gov. McEnery was practicing law in
Monroe, and in no wise connected
with the administration of State
affairs. How the Governor could fos-
ter the Lottery Company, in face of
the promises made by the party our
astnte editor fails to elucidate. The,
second charge is equally groundless.
The Legislature passed the act sub
mitting an amendment to the people
for increasing the rate of interest, and
the amendment was adopted. We
would like for our Minden Smart
Aleck to tell us how Gov. McEnery
accomplished this wonderful feat by
fraud, The third count in this awful
indictment, charges that the Governor
has divided the Democracy of the
State into warning factions, which has
disgusted the mass of the people. If
this be so the poor people have not
yet found it out, aud it becomes neces-
sary for our Minden brother to tell
them all about it. Gov. MeEnery is
a true exponent Of the best type Of
Southern Democracy, and If one-horse
country editors take it into their little
heads to abuse him, because they can
not use him for their own purposes, il
does not follow that the people are
disgusted with the Governor The
sensible people usually become thor
oughly disgusted and nauseated with |
the TRADES Of these abusive and sour
rilous scriblers. Under the leadership |
Of Gov. McEneFy, the Democracy Of |
this State always did and always will |
an unbroken and inVincible |
phalanx, and If a few dlseontented |
want to leave the great
old Democratic party simply because
is 10 command, we think the
sooner they get out the better it win
be for the party and the State, The
final thrust about Strong's retention
in Office is ridiculous and absurd, !
Strong was elected by the people, he
betrayed their trust, and as soon as the
Governor knew Of it, he instituted at
once prosecution, which is now pend,
ing, We would advise our Miuden
contemporary to, stick TO facts it is
not very moral or profitable to accuse
a public or private citizen with crimes
for which he is not responsible, Load
up with solid shot, don't waste your
time popping fire crackers,